Tracing Stencils
Purpose:
This activity helps to develop pre-writing skills by tracing different types of stencils.
Skills: Bilateral Hand Use(?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Crossing Midline(?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Eye-Hand Coordination(?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Pre Writing, Tripod Grasp, Visual Motor
For this activity, you can use many different types of stencils to trace.
Provide the child with different stencils and have him/her trace inside or outside the stencil.
The child can also finger-paint inside these stencils.
Helpful Tip:
If the child has difficulties with bilateral hand use, you may want to tape the stencil to the surface the child works on.
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